The coastal zone of West Africa extends approx. 6,000 km, from Mauritania in the north, passing through the deeply indented coasts of the islands and estuaries, then the lagoon coasts and the coastal strips of the Gulf of Guinea, up to Nigeria.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
La zone côtière de l’Afrique de l’Ouest s’étend sur environ 6 000 km, depuis la Mauritanie au nord, en passant par les côtes rofondément découpées des îles et des estuaires, puis les côtes lagunaires et les cordons littoraux du Golfe de Guinée, jusqu’au Nigéria.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
The development of this second edition of these guidelines was in part a response to evidence of the widespread incorrect application of the categories to marine protected areas (MPAs).
This booklet is part of a series of compilations assembling PANORAMA solution case studies on a defined topic. “Solutions in Focus” zooms in on a topic of interest covered by PANORAMA, allowing to explore common elements and shared learnings across success stories.
Organization(s):
Blue Solutions
Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Конвенция об охране всемирного культурного и природного наследия, принятая ЮНЕСКО в 1972 г., объединяет страны в их общем стремлении защитить объекты культурного и природного наследия, имеющие выдающееся значение для блага настоящих и будущих поколений.
Providing a comprehensive account of marine conservation, this book examines human use and abuse of the world's seas and oceans and their marine life, and the various approaches to management and conservation.
The 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention unites nations behind a shared commitment to preserve the world’s outstanding cultural and natural heritage for the benefit of present and future generations.
This report provides a first comprehensive overview of marine conservation efforts in the European Overseas: In the context of rapid global development in these areas, it takes stock and pinpoints the actions required to improve marine protection and strengthen resilience in these diverse territo
The ocean is a major player in the regulation of the world’s climate system. The purpose of the report is to provide information to underpin the outcomes of COP21 and in particular to demonstrate the importance of the role of MPAs in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
In this publication, several case studies from the African continent illustrate the "nature-based solutions" approach and offer hope that effective solutions to the climate change dilemma can be addressed through local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and
This report presents an overview of the workshops and meetings held in the Maldives during the week of 23 - 27 March 2015 as part of the Resilience-based Management theme under IUCN Project REGENERATE.
Le cap des Trois Fourches est un excellent 'candidat' à être érigé en Aire Protégée Marine (APM) en raison de sa grande qualité écologique, attestée par la présence de nombreuses espèces bio-indicatrices, par la diversité élevée d'espèces, aussi bien les espèces protégées que les espèces d'intérê
Organization(s):
Le Centre d'Activités Régionales pour les Aires Spécialement Protégées (CAR/ASP)
Morocco, Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre le Désertification
In this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs).
This publication presents 18 case studies to demonstrate how Protected Areas (PAs) can be better managed for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA).
From 15-17 November 2012, the Main Hall of the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (FDUP) brought together eminent academics, distinguished members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, directors of research centres in the area of the Law of the Sea, representatives of inter
Ce livre s'appuie sur une large synthèse de la littérature scientifique pour analyser les effets que peuvent avoir les aires marines protégées, à la fois sur les ressources halieutiques et sur les pêcheries qui en dépendent.
Author(s):
Garcia, S. M.
Boncœur, Jean
Gascuel, D. (Didier)
Organization(s):
Agence Française de Développement, FR
BRL Ingéniérie
Commission Sous Régionale des Pêches (CSRP)
European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD), BE
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Fisheries Expert Group
The marine World Heritage thematic study was written to provide guidance to States Parties and conservation practitioners on how to best apply the World Heritage Convention in the oceans and seas.
The marine World Heritage thematic study was written to provide guidance to States Parties and conservation practitioners on how to best apply the World Heritage Convention in the oceans and seas.
L’étude thématique sur le patrimoine mondial marin a été rédigée dans le but d’apporter des orientations aux États parties et aux praticiens de la conservation sur les meilleurs moyens d’appliquer la Convention du patrimoine mondial dans les océans et dans les mers.
The marine World Heritage thematic study was written to provide guidance to States Parties and conservation practitioners on how to best apply the World Heritage Convention in the oceans and seas.
Le objectif de cette publication est de fournir des orientations concernant la manière de mesurer limpact du changement climatique sur la biodiversité marine des aires protégées, et les moyens permettant daméliorer la planification en vue datténuer les impacts à venir.
Author(s):
Garrabou, Joaquim
Otero, María del Mar
Vargas, Manuel
Organization(s):
IUCN
MEDPAN
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
This publication aims to give some guidance on how to measure the impact of climate change on the marine biodiversity of protected areas and how to improve planning for the mitigation of future impact.
Author(s):
Garrabou, Joaquim
Otero, María del Mar
Vargas, Manuel
Organization(s):
IUCN
MEDPAN
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
La guida descrive il processo seguito per individuare gli indicatori comuni più utili a valutare lefficacia di gestione nelle aree marine protette mediterranee (AMP).
Ce guide décrit le processus structuré utilisé pour identifier la liste des indicateurs communs les plus utiles pour évaluer l'efficacité de la gestion dans les aires marines protégées (AMP) en Méditerranée.
This guideline provides a description of the structured process used to identify the set of common indicators most useful for evaluating the effectiveness of management in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Les aires marines protegees (AMP) du reseau MedPAN sont confrontees a des problematiques communes, comme le manque de prise de conscience et de comprehension des impacts causes par les especes envahissantes, la rarete des informations sur les meilleures pratiques en matiere de gestion, et une ins
Las áreas marinas protegidas (AMP) en toda la Red MedPAN se enfrentan a retos comunes, entre ellos la falta de concienciación y entendimiento de los impactos de especies invasoras, la escasez de información sobre mejores prácticas de gestión y la falta de información de referencia, directrices y
Marine protected areas (MPAs) across the MedPAN Network face common challenges, among them the lack of awareness and understanding of the impacts of invasive species, the scarcity of information on best management practices and a lack of baseline information, guidelines and trained local staff to
This document reviews the present state of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) within the EMPAFISH project. Using the Driver-Pressure-State-Impacts-Response (DPSIR) framework develops a conceptual model which determines the elements that affect MPAs.
Author(s):
Ojeda-Martinez, C.
Bayle-Sempere, J. T.
Giménez-Casalduero, F.
Barberá, C.
Sanchez-Jerez, P.
Valle, C.
Sanchez Lizaso, José Luis
Forcada, A.
Zubcoff, J. J.
Organization(s):
Universidad de Alicante, ES
European Union
EMPAFISH (Marine Protected Areas as tools for Fisheries management and conservation), EU
The intent of this Strategy is to set the national priority actions needed for the establishment of new marine protected areas in Lebanon and for the proper management of existing and new marine protected areas (MPAs), and to define the type of interventions needed at technical, research, regulat
Organization(s):
Fondation MAVA pour la nature
Lebanon, Ministry of Environment
Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)
Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
Toutefois, le nombre d'aires marines protégées (AMPs) étant bien inférieur à celui des aires protégées terrestres, le manque d'expérience complexifie le processus d'application des catégories aux AMP. L'application des catégories aux AMP a souvent été inexacte et contradictoire.
Author(s):
Day, Jon
Dudley, Nigel
Hockings, Marc
Holmes, G.
Laffoley, D.
Stolton, Sue
Wells, Sue
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
Sin embargo, con el menor número de áreas protegidas marinas (AMPs) en comparación con las áreas protegidas terrestres, hay menos experiencia y comprensión de la aplicación de las categorías a las AMPs. La aplicación de las categorías a las AMPs ha sido a menudo imprecisa e inconsistente.
Author(s):
Day, Jon
Dudley, Nigel
Hockings, Marc
Holmes, G.
Laffoley, D.
Stolton, Sue
Wells, Sue
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
With the smaller number of marine protected areas (MPAs) compared with terrestrial protected areas, there is less experience and understanding of applying the categories to MPAs. Application of the categories to MPAs has often been inaccurate and inconsistent.
Author(s):
Day, Jon
Dudley, Nigel
Hockings, Marc
Holmes, G.
Laffoley, D.
Stolton, Sue
Wells, Sue
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
Although there is a common agreement on the importance of conservation of Mediterranean submarine canyons amongst international organizations, their governance is complex: the canyons' extension covers waters and seabeds under various types of jurisdictions (territorial waters, Fisheries Pro
Author(s):
Würtz, Maurizio
Organization(s):
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
IUCN, Global Marine Programme
France, Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement Durable, des Transports et du Logement
France, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes
France, Agence des aires marines protégées
Fondation MAVA pour la nature
Total Foundation
Musée océanographique de Monaco, MC
Musée océanographique
Institut océanographique, Fondation Albert 1er, Prince de Monaco, MC
